Ovechkin, 38, currently has 853 goals, while Gretzky retired with 893 goals.
“As for talking about chasing a record, I’m already used to it, I don’t attach much importance to it. It’s important to go on the ice and do your job,” quotes Sport24 correspondent Alexander Ovechkin.
- Ovechkin reacts to Durov’s arrest
Source: Sport

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